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05-12-2008, 11:04 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2008
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| | | Best time to walk ?
I have found that the best time for walking is 1 to 2 hours after a meal, when your insulin and blood sugar levels have settled down. I have always enjoyed morning walks since it avoids the peak insulin part of my day. When do you all walk?
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John Edison
Diagnosed Type 2 on Dec 12, 2004
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05-12-2008, 11:10 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 476
| | For me short walks are best. Like you said I really like early morning walks after breakfast before work. Late evenings work well also. A breath of air before turning in for the night seems to help me sleep well.
But the main thing is get up and DO it. 
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Janlaton 
type 2 40 years
Avandia, Glipzide & Metformin
Grandmother to 4 wonderful children
I have diabetes, It does not have me!
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05-12-2008, 11:14 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 6,024
| | | I tend to do evening walks, as I have trouble keeping my fasting blood sugars within normal limits. Walking in the evenings does help with this. Also, with my schedule, morning walks are more difficult...but I can see how this would "jump-start" your day with lots more energy.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
05-12-2008, 11:34 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marina del Rey, CA
Posts: 92
| | | I walk 3 times a day if I can. Love my noon walks since it takes me to the beach. It also depends on my schedule, and once my NEW bike gets tuned up, I'll be riding to/from work as well.
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A1C:
08/06/07 10.8
10/17/07 9.1
01/24/08 8.6
04/02/08 7.5
04/22/08 7.1
06/11/08 6.0
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05-15-2008, 07:45 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 638
| | | When I was walking on our local Greenway, I walked in the early afternoon. I loved that because my BG seemed to stay down for the rest of the evening and really helped with my post-dinner numbers!
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Type 2 - Dx 9/11/03 - A1c 8.3
2/01/08 - A1c 6.3
4/01/08 - A1c 5.9
7/25/08 - A1c 5.9
Current Meds - Janumet 50/1000 2x daily
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05-15-2008, 09:28 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alabama
Posts: 651
| | | My DH and I walk a couple of hours after supper, which for us may be as late as 10 p.m. We eat late.
I can't do the early morning exercise thing. I'm a total idiot until I've been up about an hour. I'm surprised I can muster the coordination to test my BG! LOL.
Call me a vampire. I wake up when the sun starts to go down. Heheh.
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Byetta 5 mcg/2x daily
Enalapril 40 mg
A1C, 8-7-08: 6.3 
A1C, 5-1-08: 5.6!!
A1C, 2-5-08: 7.4  |
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